Table 2—

Treatment regimens used for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections

	Total n	Treatment Appropriateness			Died of disease recurrence		Received ≥2 antibiotics to which NTM were sensitive			Died or disease recurrence
			n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Mycobacterium avium complex	22	Yes	13	59	4	31	Yes	5	23	1	20
		No	9	41	7	78	No	17	77	8	53
						p=0.08					p=0.3
Mycobacterium malmoense	18	Yes	8	44	2	25	Yes	9	50	3	33
		No	10	56	8	80	No	9	50	6	66
						p=0.05					p=0.35
Mycobacterium Kansasii	3	Yes	1	33	0	0	Yes	2	67	0	0
		No	2	66	1	50	No	1	33	1	100
Mycobacterium xenopi	3	Yes	1	33	0	0	Yes	1	33	0	0
		No	2	66	1	50	No	2	67	1	50
Others		Yes	0	0	0	0	Yes	0	0	0	0
Rapidly growing Mycobacterium	3	No	3	100	2	66	No	3	100	2	67
Total	49	Yes	23	47	6	24	Yes	17	35	4	23
		No	26	53	19	76	No	32	65	19	59
						p=0.001					p=0.03

The appropriateness of treatment was defined using American Thoracic Soiciety and British Thoracic Society criteria 12, 13
Death or disease recurrence occurred within 2 yrs of treatment cessation
NTM: nontuberculous mycobacteria